I was hoping to get lucky on eBay and snatch these up for around $120. But of course, in the last 30 seconds the sniping started and the final price ($261) more than doubled my high bid. Meh, that's life. I'm not into eBay, nor do I have large amounts of money to invest in antique books (oh, but I wish!). From what I can tell, these were probably a steal even at the price they went for - it's a complete set, all in good to fine condition. Alas...
"Lot of then (sic) Jane Austen Novels. The books were published by J.M. Dent. The books have attatched (sic) name plates. The books are as follows:
1. Sense Sensiblity (sic) Vol 1 good 1906
2. Sense Sensibility Vol 2 fine/fair there is a tear on the spine and the front boards are starting to crack near the top 1906
3. Pride Prejudice Vol 1 good 1905
4. Pride Prejudice Vol 2 fine/fair there is wear along the spine 1905
5. Emma Vol 1 fine/fair there is some wear along the spine and to the boards 1907
6. Emma Vol 2 good 1907
7. Persuasion good 1906 there is some light wear to the spine
8. Northanger Abbey 1904 good
9. Mansfield Park Vol 1 1906 fine there is some wear along the spine and some light page soiling
10. Mansfield Park Vol 2 1906 good"
Very well, I shall stick to searching for treasures in my local antiquarian bookstore. The thrill of the hunt and the joy of a serendipitous find are far preferable to fighting a losing battle against superior technology and finances! Besides, it's probably not a good policy to buy expensive antique works of literature from someone with so many typos in their listing...
Have any of you ever found a great old book of Austen's, on eBay or elsewhere? Any collectors out there? Please share your finds/passion in the comments. The only oldish Austen I own is a 1945 Literary Guild edition of Pride and Prejudice, with drawings by Robert Ball. You can see his Darcy's noble mein here.
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